A company may think it owns a trademark, but if it isn't using it, it may not own it. On September 18, 2025, Sarah Gatti, Head of Legal at Zappi, moderated a CLE panel for the American Bar Association Business Law Fall Meeting 2025 held in Toronto, Canada, entitled "Who Owns IT? IP Ownership Conundrums in Business Transactions." Gatti was joined on the panel by Marco Ciarlariello, General Counsel at Wynd Labs; Scott Lashway, [...]

An intellectual property ("IP") portfolio may include patent assets, copyrighted works, trademarks, and trade secrets. Understanding ownership, title, and cloud on title (e.g., third-party rights) of IP assets is of key importance in review and initial valuation of a target portfolio. In particular, understanding specific party ownership and any intervening third-party rights of patent assets and copyright assets is a focal point in IP due diligence. This understanding emanates from title searches through the [...]

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is evolving at extraordinary speed, creating new challenges and opportunities for intellectual property (IP) protection. AI developers and deployers need to rethink their IP strategies to safeguard their AI models and outputs and to avoid infringing on others' IP rights. This chapter discusses some of the key developments and considerations for IP protection of AI in the areas of trade secrets, copyrights, and patents. Trade Secrets: A Flexible and Fast [...]